Harry Chapin discography
Harry Chapin discography | |
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Studio albums | 9 |
Live albums | 2 |
Compilation albums | 14 |
Singles | 13 |
Sales | 16,750,000 + |
This page is a discography for the singer and songwriter Harry Chapin. Chapin was a popular singer in the 1970s and 1980s. He achieved international success with a string of hits throughout the 70s and 80s. Chapin's career was cut short at its peak, when he was killed in a car accident in 1981. Shortly after his career debut in 1972, he became one of the highest paid artists in the world. All of his single releases managed to chart on at least one international chart.
TV appearances and credits[]
Harry Chapin was featured on many TV shows throughout his career. Most notably on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He was on the show a total of 14 times. He made history as the first performer to be called back the next night to perform on the show. This was due to performance of Taxi.
He became friends with fellow songwriter, John Denver, often appearing on TV with him. Denver hosted the pilot episode of The Midnight Special in which Harry was one of the first performers on the show.
− The following are all the currently known TV shows and movies Harry Chapin was on or has songwriting credits on:[1]
- 15th Annual Grammy Awards
- 17th Annual Grammy Awards
- 20 to One
- American Bandstand
- Behind the Music
- Blue Water White Death
- Book of Chapin
- Cotton Patch Gospel
- Cougar Town
- De Mike Burstyn Show
- Dick Cavett Show
- Dinah!
- Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
- Duel in the Wind: In Defense of America's Cup
- Friday Night, Saturday Morning
- Friday Night With Steve Edwards
- Get a Life
- Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- Goodnight America
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Happy Endings
- Harry Chapin: The Final Concert
- Harry Chapin Tribute
- How I Met Your Mother
- Last Vegas
- Legendary Champions
- Let's Sing Out
- Make a Wish
- Merv Griffin Show
- Mike Douglas Show
- Modern Family
- Mother and Daughter: The Loving War
- Mr. Jealousy
- My Music
- Mystery Science Theater 3000
- Remember When: The Anthology
- Robot Chicken
- Rock Music Awards
- Rockpalast
- Rude(ish) Tube
- Saturday Night Live
- Scrubs
- Shrek the Third
- Solid Gold
- Soundstage
- That '70s Show
- The Circle (1972)
- The David Frost Show
- The Ernie Sigley Show
- The Goldbergs
- The Jim Nabors Show
- The Midnight Special
- The N.S.V.I.P.'s
- The Office
- The Simpsons
- There's a Lotta Lonely People Tonight
- 'Til Death
- Welcome to the Basement
- Wonderama
Albums[]
Studio albums[]
Year | Album | Chart Positions | Certifications | Sales | ||
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US | AUS[2] | CA | ||||
1972 | Heads & Tales
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60[3] | 36 | 57 | —
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1,100,000 |
1972 | Sniper and Other Love Songs
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160[4] | — | — | — | —
|
1973 | Short Stories
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61[5] | 46 | 39 | —
|
1,100,000 |
1974 | Verities & Balderdash
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4[6] | 15 | 4 | —
|
2,700,000 |
1975 | Portrait Gallery
|
53[7] | 88 | — | — | 350,000 |
1976 | On the Road to Kingdom Come
|
87[8] | 95 | 66 | — | 350,000 |
1977 | Dance Band on the Titanic
|
58[9] | — | 91 | —
|
500,000 |
1978 | Living Room Suite
|
133[11] | — | — | — | 350,000 |
1980 | Sequel
|
58[12] | 42 | 72 | —
|
500,000 |
Live albums[]
Year | Album | Charts | Certifications | Sales | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US | AUS[2] | CA | ||||
1976 | Greatest Stories Live
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48[13] | — | 71 |
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2,100,000 |
1979 | Legends of the Lost and Found
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163[14] | 72 | 64 | 250,000 |
Compilation and specialty albums[]
Year | Album | Charts | Certifications | Sales |
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US | ||||
1985 | Anthology of Harry Chapin
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— | 250,000 | |
1987 | Remember When the Music
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— | 250,000 | |
1988 | The Gold Medal Collection
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— | Platinum (US) | 1,000,000 |
1988 | The Last Protest Singer
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— | 250,000 | |
1990 | Harry Chapin Tribute
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— | N/A | |
1998 | The Bottom Line Encore Collection
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— | N/A | |
1999 | Story of a Life
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— | N/A | |
1999 | Storyteller
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— | N/A | |
2000 | Onwards and Upwards
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— | N/A | |
2001 | VH1 Behind the Music: The Harry Chapin Collection
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— | N/A | |
2002 | The Essentials
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— | N/A | |
2003 | Classics
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— | N/A | |
2006 | Introducing... Harry Chapin
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— | N/A | |
2015 | Bottom Line Archive Series: Live 1981
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— | N/A | |
2019 | The Singles A's & B's
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— | N/A |
Other appearances[]
- Chapin Music! (1966, Rock-Land Records) – by The Chapin Brothers (Harry, Tom and Steve along with their father Jim)
Singles[]
- Sales figures with a * are estimated based on album sales.
Year | Song Title | US Billboard Hot 100 |
US Cash Box Top 100 |
US Adult Contemporary |
CAN RPM (magazine) |
CAN Adult Contemporary |
NZ Listener |
AUS[2] |
UK |
IE | Certifications | Sales |
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1972 | "Taxi" | 24 | 20 | — | 5 | — | 19 | 30 | — | — | — | — |
"Could You Put Your Light On, Please" | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | 50,000* | |
"Sunday Morning Sunshine" | 75 | 77 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | 50,000* | |
"Better Place to Be" | 118 | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | N/A | 50,000* | |
1973 | "W·O·L·D" | 36 | 26 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 34 | — | — | — |
1974 | "Cat's in the Cradle" | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | — | 6 | 53 | — | Platinum | 1,500,000 |
"I Wanna Learn a Love Song" | 44 | 40 | 7 | — | 36 | — | — | 75 | — | N/A | 100,000* | |
"What Made America Famous?" | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | 50,000* | |
1975 | "Dreams Go By" | — | — | 33 | — | 31 | — | 81 | — | — | N/A | 100,000* |
1976 | "A Better Place to Be" (live) | 86 | 76 | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | 200,000* |
1977 | "Dance Band on the Titanic" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | N/A | 50,000* |
1978 | "Flowers Are Red" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | N/A | 50,000* |
1980 | "Sequel" | 23 | 34 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
"Remember When The Music" | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100,000 | |
"Story of a Life" | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | 100,000* |
Videos[]
- An Evening With... Harry Chapin (1998)
- Rockpalast Live (2002)
- Remember When: The Anthology (2005)
- You Are the Only Song (2006)
References[]
- ^ "Harry Chapin IMDB".
- ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 59. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Heads & Tales > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))"
- ^ "allmusic ((( Sniper & Other Love Songs > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))"
- ^ "allmusic ((( Short Stories > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))"
- ^ "allmusic ((( Verities & Balderdash > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))"
- ^ "allmusic ((( Portrait Gallery > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))"
- ^ "allmusic ((( On the Road to Kingdom Come > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))"
- ^ "allmusic ((( Dance Band on the Titanic > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))"
- ^ "Rock Obituaries".
- ^ "allmusic (((Living Room Suite > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums)))"
- ^ "allmusic ((( Sequel > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))"
- ^ "allmusic ((( Greatest Stories Live > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))"
- ^ "allmusic ((( Legends of the Lost & Found > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))"
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